diff --git a/checkin_notes b/checkin_notes
index 42936698b8..a316364ecd 100644
--- a/checkin_notes
+++ b/checkin_notes
@@ -3275,3 +3275,9 @@ David  24 Mar 2009
         wrapper.cpp
     api/
         boinc_api.cpp
+
+David  24 Mar 2009
+    - remove wait arg of resume_client()
+
+    client/
+        main.cpp,h
diff --git a/client/main.cpp b/client/main.cpp
index dc21778e5a..17c074ffa0 100644
--- a/client/main.cpp
+++ b/client/main.cpp
@@ -155,14 +155,8 @@ void suspend_client(bool wait) {
     }
 }
 
-void resume_client(bool wait) {
+void resume_client() {
     requested_resume = true;
-    if (wait) {
-        while (1) {
-            boinc_sleep(1.0);
-            if (gstate.active_tasks.is_task_executing()) break;
-        }
-    }
 }
 
 // Trap power events on Windows so we can clean ourselves up.
diff --git a/client/main.h b/client/main.h
index 2feb14cc9e..9a8f2fdc4e 100644
--- a/client/main.h
+++ b/client/main.h
@@ -19,6 +19,6 @@
 extern int boinc_main_loop();
 extern void quit_client();
 extern void suspend_client(bool wait = false);
-extern void resume_client(bool wait = false);
+extern void resume_client();
 extern int check_unique_instance();
 #endif